Are You Ready for College?

Dependents of Boilermaker members are eligible for scholarships of up to $5,000. Each year, the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers gives a total of $50,000 worth of scholarships to dependents of members, both in Canada and in the U.S.

Boilermaker scholarships are open to high school seniors who will be entering their first year of a two- or four-year academic program at a degree-granting, accredited college or university within one year of their high school graduation and are dependents of Boilermaker members in good standing (includes son, daughter, legally adopted child or dependent of active, retired, disabled, or deceased members).

Scholarship awards are based upon academic record, extra-curricular and outside school activities, career goals, and performance on a typed essay.

Scholarship candidates must submit the following:

1. The official Scholarship Application (postmarked between January 1 and March 1);
2. proof of relationship or dependency to a Boilermaker member;
3. the results from their SAT and/or ACT test scores (for U.S. citizens only);
4. the applicant's high school transcript; and
5. a minimum 350 word, typed essay on a specific theme (a new essay topic is announced each December for that year's scholarship application).

Contact your local lodge for an application. Applications postmarked after the March 1, 2012 deadline cannot be considered.

Winners of the 2011 International Executive Council Scholarship Awards:

The essay topic for 2011 was "Soaring Profits, Stagnant Wages, Insensitive Downsizing and Layoffs - Is Corporate Greed Destroying the Middle Class?"

• Karolina Alverez - daughter of Edgar Alvarez, Local Lodge 1255 - $1,000
• Rebecca Anne Avery - daughter of Michael Avery, Local Lodge 85 - $1,000
• Katharine Beaulieu - daughter of Pierre Beaulieu, Local Lodge 128 - $2,000
• Luke E. Begley - son of Frank E. Begley, Local Lodge 374 - $1,000
• Amber Rae Bilecki - daughter of Brian Bilecki, Local Lodge 555 - $2,000
• Erin Nicole Bomar - daughter of Tonya Bomar, Local Lodge S251 - $1,000
• Wesley Tomson Bradley - son of Thomas E. Bradley, Local Lodge 60 - $3,000
• Joshua P. Burks - son of Chris S. Burks, Local Lodge 83 - $1,000
• Brittany Leigh Burnett - daughter of David Burnett, Local Lodge 13 - $1,000
• Jaclyn Danielle Clark - daughter of Ronald Neil Clark, Local Lodge 667 - $3,000
• Ariel Mae Craig - daughter of Andrew Craig, Local Lodge 549 - $1,000
• Dylan Stewart Cruse - son of Randall W. Cruse, Local Lodge 83 - $1,000
• Natalie Lynn DiCicco - daughter of Anthony P. DiCicco, Local Lodge 154 - $2,000
• Lindsey Marie Duerr - daughter of Wayne Duerr, Local Lodge 697 - $1,000
• Jake Gambitsky - son of Edward Gambitsky, Local Lodge 5 - $1,000
• Jessica Noel Goudreault - stepdaughter of Martin Falcone, Local Lodge 651 - $1,000
• Emily Michelle Haire - daughter of Stephen Haire, Local Lodge 146 - $2,000
• Conor Harden - son of Lawrence Harden, Local Lodge 28 - $1,000
• Megan P. Howard - daughter of Terrence D. Howard, Local Lodge 154 - $1,000
• Cody Wayne Inman - son of Alton R. Inman, Local Lodge 587 - $1,000
• Jessica Lyn Klitz - daughter of Frankie Klitz, Local Lodge D397 - $1,000
• Kaitlin Renee Knox - daughter of Stephen D. Knox, Local Lodge 7 - $1,000
• Carissa Paige Kohut - daughter of Jeff Olson, Local Lodge D575 - $2,000
• Trey Andrew Litsey - son of Jeffrey W. Litsey, Local Lodge D595 - $1,000
• Casey Lillian Lofley - daughter of Jason Lofley, Local Lodge 433 - $1,000
• Shane William McManamon - son of James H. McManamon, Local Lodge 744 - $3,000
• Andrea Daniela Mendez - daughter of Rodolfo Mendez, Local Lodge M67 - $1,000
• Celine Marie Morais - daughter of Kenneth Morais, Local Lodge 73 - $2,000
• Emily L. O’Coonahern - daughter of Daniel M Ahern, Local Lodge 13 - $1,000
• Justin Edward Parisot - stepson of Gregory R. DeCross, Local Lodge 627 - $1,000
• Sean Michael Peel - son of Patrick Peel, Local Lodge 5 - $1,000
• Andrew R. Pieterick - son of Robert C. Pieterick, Local Lodge 107 - $1,000
• Spencer Charles Riggins - stepson of John T. Ford, Local Lodge 154 - $1,000
• Danielle Marie Rura - daughter of Edward Rura, Local Lodge 1393 - $1,000
• James Melvin Shadow III - son of James Shadow, Local Lodge 27 - $1,000
• Kaylah Ann-Marie VanWasshnova - daughter of Terrance Sullivan, Local Lodge 169 - $1,000
• Alaina Ann Younge - daughter of Faron J. Younge, Local Lodge 203 - $2,000

Winner of the Canadian Federation of Labour (CFL) scholarships selected by the International Scholarship Committee:

• Raquel Hannah Warchol – daughter of David Warchol, Local Lodge 359 – $2,000

Winners of the local lodge scholarship awards selected by the International Scholarship Committee:

• Abby Michelle Clevenger — daughter of Michael R. Clevenger, Local 105 — $2,000
• Emily Michelle Haire — daughter of Stephen Haire, Local 146 — $2,000
• Brittany L. Hauser — daughter of Joey R. Hauser, Local 146 — $1,000
• Chelsea LeeAnn Higdon — daughter of Christopher Higdon, Local 14 — $500
• Jessica Lynn Sizemore — daughter of Michael Sizemore, Local 105 — $2,000

In selecting these winners, the members of the Scholarship Committee were highly impressed with their excellent grades throughout high school, their many achievement awards, their participation in many extracurricular activities, and their well-written essays.

Scholarship applications are available at the end of each year from your local lodge.

Applications for the 2012 awards will be available from your local lodge at the end of this year and will be accepted from January 1 to March 1, 2012. Applications postmarked after the March 1, 2012 deadline cannot be considered.

Contact your local lodge in December to get an application. The International will not mail applications to individuals.

Some local lodges have their own scholarship programs. Scholarships are also available through the Union Plus credit card program and some state and regional labor councils. For information on their scholarships, contact these organizations directly.

Union Plus Credit Card offers scholarships

The Union Plus Credit Card Scholarship Program is open to members of unions that are participating in the credit card program, their spouses, and dependent children attending or planning to attend a four-year college or university, community college, technical college, or trade school.

Union Plus Credit Card Scholarship Program applications are available beginning in September. Applications can be downloaded from the Union Plus Web site at http://www.unionplus.org. Or, applicants can clearly print their name, return address, telephone number, and international union affiliation on a postcard and send it to: Union Plus Scholarship Program, P. O. Box 34800, Washington DC 20043-4800.

Application deadline is January 31. Award winners will be announced on May 31. However, due to the high volume of applications, only winners will receive notification.

All members are eligible to apply regardless of whether they carry a Union Plus Credit Card.